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METRANS researchers presented a wide range of research at the 96th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting this January in Washington, D.C. The spotlight theme for the 2017 meeting was “Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change.”

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The method and outcome of truck routing choice has been a focus of conversation worldwide. Key factors in that choice have been identified as a balance between choices which incur a minimal amount of value of time (VOT) and those which ensure a high value (level) of reliability (VOA). A large numbers of stated preference surveys have been conducted in an effort to understand these key factors of route choice.